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SPORE RIOTS INQUIRY
Commission On Way
From England ·
Singapore, Jan. 16, H.E. the Governor of Singapore,
Franklin
Sir
Gimson, told the Legisla- tive Council this morning that it waa hoped that members of the Commis. the sion of Inquiry into recent rioting would ar. rive in Singapore before the end of January to start work.
The Governor said he had been informed by the Colonial Secretary that it was hoped to secure the services of a Judicial Officer of standing as Chairman and as
members, DOC high- ranking police officer and one
man of wide experience in Local Government
and
Authority,
further
Police
announcement
would be made as soon as those
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To Assist In German Rearmament Talks China Replies
Search For
Stone
Peter
Amsterdam, January 16.
Dutch telopalhist Van Der Hurk left for London today to, lend Scotland Yard band In the search for the Corona- tion Stone, which
#
stolen from Westminster Abbey last Christing and lan since been missing.
at
1 can "I am convinced
least give them some valuable cluca,” Van Der Hurls told a reporter
of
the Amsterdam paper, "Ict Faroel", at the Am- sterdam airport. He said Scotland Yard had accept- ed his offer to take part In the search-Associated Presa.
Accused
Of Aiding Murder
who had been asked to come to MOTHER INDICTED
Singapore had accepted.
The Governor added that the Commission's terms of reference
would be as follows: "To en-
quire
in and report on the recent dirontiers in Singapore de
December 11 and on subsequent days with especial reference to the cause of these disorders and the meastCA taken to protect life and property and to restore law and order,"
Influenza
Aboard Liner
Warsaw, Jan. 16.
A mother charged with agreeing to murder her 15- year-old son is among group of 10 people accused before the regional Military Court in Krakow today.
Among the others Bre two priests. Plo! Oborski and Zbig-| nlow Gadomski, alleged to have been leaders of a group of ban- dits responsible for many kill- ings and robberies,
W
The woman 14 Mrs Marla Grabinska. She
was sold to have discovered that her son, Vakkemar, had learned of the gang's activities and decided to inform the
police. She
She was alleged to have approved murder in a written declaration
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New York, January 16. Fifty-four cases of influenza reported today on board were the Mauretania, Arst vessel from Britain to dock here since British authorities began aght-countersigned by Oborski. The ing the epidemic.
Indictment declared the murder was committed by members of the band who killed the boy with three pistol Only one
head and chest,
Dr Henry Friedman, of the US Publle Health Service, said, "No one is very "
case was removed to the Health Service's Ellis Island hospital, with the other passengers free to proceed to their destinations. Seven crewmen with influenza vere detained on board.
Dr Friedman
salci
nil the pas-
Allied-German talks on a possible German military share of Western defence have been held during the past week. This picture shows French General Jean Ganeval (left) and former German General Hans Speidel walking down the steps of the Petersburg Hotel
after the first discussions. — AP Picture.
Reds
Challenge Italian Govt
Strikes Called As A
Protest
Against Eisenhower Visit Rome, Jan. 16,
To UN
Peace Plan
BELIEVED IN LONDON
TO BE FAVOURABLE
London, Jan. 16.
Communist China has replied to the United
| Nations' newest proposals for a cease-fire în Korea | and a four-power Far Eastern conference, it was
reported here today.
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Rumours
Washington, January 18,
A Defence Department spokesman said today that there was no basis in fact” to the report that General MacArthur was to be re- Hoved of his command in Korea,
The dental was made by the spokesman after the Chicaro Dally NowS had sald reports about the rom moval
of General Mac- Arthur have been heard in Washington. The Chicago dispatch said General Mac- Arthur wants to withdraw from Korea and apparently is at cross Durposes with Defence officials here...--- United Press.
Hongkong's Security Manoeuvres
The Indian Prime Minister, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, conferred privately and unexpectedly with. the British Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, in mid-afternoon. The subject of their talks was not officially disclosed but it was reported that Mr Nehru had received a reply from the Peking "Saboteurs" government on the proposals put, forward by the United Nations Truce Committee last Friday.
The gist of the communication Mr Nehru re- ceived was not disclosed. Earlier today, however,
understood informed sources here said they
Red China was ready to agres to a cease-fire rather than
scat jeopardise Formosa and a UN
by driving deeper into Korea.
The Truce Committee's pro- posal, approved by the United
on
011
INTENSE
States but not by Russia, call- The Korean Front ed for cease-fire withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea and conference
a Formosa, and other Far Eastern problems by the United States, Britain, Communist China and Nehru,
the Soviet Union. Mr AIR FORCE
one
of the prime workers for warned at peace in the Orient,
a press conference today that the UN could be saved from collapse and World War II averted only Red China is recognized as one of the great powers, United Press.
ACTIVITY
Active
Attack Checked
CRUCIAL BATTLE.
STILL ON
Saigon, Jan. 16. French forces have tem- porarily checked the attack of 30,000 Vietminh troops in a toe-to-toe fight 30 miles northwest of Hanol, Army spokesman announced [tonight,
an
The contending armies, how- ever, apparently were throwing their reserves into J crucial battle, which could end in breaking the back of Ho Chi- minh's Communist-led atlack or the swift fall of Hanoi, capital
northern Indo-China. Two French
of
mobile
task'
forces, which tried to, go to the
relict of Bonchuc and ran into fierce Vietminh resistance, IC
Last night "enemy" mained dug in on an eight-mile
front from
Vinh Yen tu Phuc guerillas landed on four
Yen,
to the
the southeast. benches along the southern Rebel forces were regrouping coast of Hongkong island in villages and rice paddies.
BAYONET FIGHTING some time before midnight
communique sald suffered "con- when,
and tried to make their way the Vietminh
A French
into the city areas. Some siderable casualties parties were successful and coming out Into flat and un- managed to reach
screened terrain in open com- vital
bat for the first time, they were points which they sabo-
exposed to
superior French wir taged before they could be stopped.
The communique made no mention
of French casualties,
and artillery power.
Others were pursued by the defenders and destroyed. Early but it seemed they must have this morning large "hostfie" been heavy too in the bayonet forces staged a full-scale attack ghing which developed ot on Stanley Prison but this had times. been neutralised by 10 am
taking
The French forces, consisting of tough Senegalese, Moroccan Incidents were still
Hil nighters, Algerians, Foreign place in the eastern and western Legionnaries, Vleinamese and urban areas late this morning French paratroopers, were utilis- where parties of the "invaders" ing an air force of old Junkera were active at Kotowall Road bombers and Hellcat and King and Shaukiwan.
Tokyo, Jan. 17. United States Far East HOPES RAISED
Air Force fighter bombers Lake Success, Jan. 10. Indian diplomats today noted took off in good weather at
first light today to continue details. interest Korea reports that, the Chinese and North their attacks against Com-
with
Battle lines were drawn sharply tonight be- shots in the tween the Italian government and the biggest
European Communist Party outside the iron cur-Korean onslaught was slowing munist troops swarming large Gadomski was said to have tain over the arrival tomorrow of General Dwight down and that in some sectors north from Suwon. supplied the weapon for the killing. It was asserted he had! D. Eisenhower.
hoarded weapons illegally be
sengers, JEST WEEe givca-a/Ostrowick
however,
once
Passengers from South Eng-
would be lond
required to show vaccination against proof of smallpox within the last six months although a vaccination cortificate is ordinarily valid for three years, he said. The ship brought 815 passengers. - As- sociated Press.
The Communists called
nation-wide strikes and government gave or- Carabinieri to stop
hind the altar of his church in organised demonstrations. The
near Krakow. The ders to police and army-trained
Jast April group was arrested
them. after it
alleged having was murdered members of the Polish United militia and the Workers Party, the indictment said.
The formal charges are mur- der, burglary and Associated Press.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
THE
terrorism.
The preliminaries to the test of strength already were under way today. In Rome someone ran up the Russian Red flag over one of the government buildings. A crowd gathered and it was ripped down quickly.
New Situation In Indo-China
THE importance of the Korea war front tends to obscure the signifi- cance of current events in Indo-China where, if reports are true, Vietminhese in strength are on the attack for the capture of Hanoi, with dangerous possibilities if they should succeed. As in North Korea late last year when Peking sent in its "volunteers" to challenge the United Nations forces, the situation in Tonkin has been changed recently by the active assistance given the Vietminhese by the Chinese Com- munists, and it is this aid which has robbed the Vietnam and French forces of the consolidated gains they had made previously in the Red River delta. But disquieting though the news may be from Indo-China, it is not true to sug- gest that the Vietnamese and French have lost control of the area which safeguards Hanoi and the rest of Tonkin, Lincs have been shortened (which from a strictly military view- point can be considered an advantage) and unless the Vietminhese are rein- forced by Chinese Communist troops in strength there is every reason to expect Bao Dai's troops, assisted by French battalions, to contain and eventually turn back Ho Chi-minh's rebels.
The
loss of frontler territory has been un- fortunate from a political viewpoint because it means the Bao Dai govern- ment lias had to concede its influence in those areas influence which all reliable reports indicated was fast growing. The immediato concern is the fato of the Red River delta-the 'rice bowl of northern Indo-China. That the Vietminhèse are in a position to throw in between 30 and 40. battalions for a. frontal assault is clear proof that they have received considerable material aid from Communist China. It can be accopted that Ho Citrinh's organised army has been trained-in
re
Chinese territory and equipped by the Communists, and it can fairly be assumed that he has substantial
reserves
moment are which at this receiving training in the use of modern war weapons and military tactics. Neverthless his manpower potential is not unlimited unless the Chinese Com- munists decide to intervene in the same manner as they have in Korea and throw in whole divisions to support the Vietminhese army. This is the real danger so far as Indo-China, is con- cerned and it is a development which cannot be discounted. Ho Chi-minh the patriot has become Ho Chi-minh the out-and-out Communist. He and his army fight now for International Communism in the same way as the Chinese Communists are fighting in Koren. Ho Chi-minh's objective is not to liberate Indo-China from French colonial rule (which in any event no longer exists) but to win the country for the sake of Communism. He has made this transparent by the manner in which, when an almost defeated rebel, he turned to Communist China and Soviet Russia and pleaded for assistance. He received it, but without question on the condition that ho surrendered his Nationalism and became an international Communist, working solely in the interests of Com- munist imperialism. It is this which makes his now
offensive somewhat: ominous, for it may be the intention of Soviet Russia and Communist China to see to it that this time Ho Chi-minh does not fall, even if it entails the wholesalo use, of Chinese Communist troops in the fight for Tonkin. The outlook is not encouraging, although at the moment it would appear the Vietnamose and French troops have the situation in hand.
In
the United Nations forces aro
During the night on the offensive.
They warned against
bombers kept ex-light
offensive which aggerated optimism, but specu-aerial
the lated that these battlefield re-
United Nations forces in their recoplure
Pilots
late yesterday. Survon front made returning
escale
Cobra
fightere to the full, But outside of artillery
lery and the Vietminh planes,
appeared
At 11.10 the Hongkong Defence · Force was "right in the thick of it" said Lt. Col. Owen Hughes
French said contacted over the HQ phone. He us fully armed and equipped as was too busy to give any further the French. The
the Vietminh had received theso orms and training in their use All this was part of the
combined security at bases in Communist China.
The French had the advantage manoeuvres being held over the
of Interior Hnes of communica- Island by police, military tons which allowed the Com- Invader naval forces commencing lost up the night and concluding sometime mander, General Jean De Lattre Do Tarsigny, 10 reinforce his alded this afternoon. Mostly the de- rim
positions wherever they ground fence is being handled by the
were engaged. ports may indicate that Pelding Suwon from the Communists assisting as required when call not withdrawn his battle order, of police, with the army and navy So far General De Latire had is taking advantage of an ob
ed upon, and helping with the "We shall scure clause in the United No-
not yield another suitable "enemy" inch be gambling with the cilies throughout Italy, tions cease-fire plan to leave
from
the provision police began arresting persons the door open to negotiations.
units. no attempt
may to count the killed and wound-
entire French position in North- found painting "Down with The five-point peace blue ed and reported briefly, "An
ern Indo-China on the outcome. Eisenhower" and "Ike go home" print dispatched to Peking on unknown number of enemy
Excessive French Casualties police raids Saturday by the General As troop casualties".
would force the French to pull brought in thousands of anti-sembly's Political
In assaults against the Com-
back. Loss of Hanoi, would, calls for a Far Eastern con- munists in other parts of the
mean a fighting withdrawal to Atlantic Pact placardo and ference on such tesues as For-area, Far East Air Force planes
Haiphong, 65 miles to the east windshield stickers,
mosa and Chinese Communist yesterday infileted an estimated
Santa Monica, California,
Associated Press. Jan. 16. Anti-Communist unions declar-admission to the United Nations 400
casualties. They Actress Betty Hution testl- a cease- mounted a a total of 470 flights fed today that her husband ed publicly that they rejected upon arrangement of
fire.
during the day. the Red call, to strike, but
wanted to "cat and run" when But a sentence in the pro- bers, flying through snow fur-She won a divorce from camera Superfortress medium bom-they dined with illam executives. Communist-directed local Cham-posal suggests that further steps bers of Labour throughout the may be possible even short of a
ries
and heavy cloud forma-maker Ted Briskin, 31, country called their millions of formal cease-fire.
tions, used radar in attacking The trial was the couple's board crashod on an Eastern members to walk out, stop
Point Two of the plan Pyongyang, North Korean second in 10 months. business and halt public services.
calls for "further steps to Communist capital, for the Betty got elody of their two restore peace if a cease-fire third consecutive day.
four children, Lindsay, Invader light bombers scored Candice, two, occurs or if there is a lult in hits on the runway at Pyong
signs.
Other
The government ordered all civil service employees to stay on their jobs-or lose them.
Shopkeepers were told if they the
Committee
the fighting preparatory to a cessation of hostilliles." There were indications
closed they would lose their dians base their hopes of;
that at ultimate licences. Strikers were warned the United
Nations ptance of they would be arrested if they precisely on this clause. interfered in any way with
BRIDGING DIFFERENCE? workers going to their jobs.
Tomorrow, Italy will have no
ก
Indian
proposals
troop
or
afternoon by
Betty Hutton Wins Divorce
Plane Crashes Edwall, Washington, Jan. 10.
A Northwest Airlines plane with 10 persons believed on
Washington farm tonight and the farm housewife said the
of life." and would see no sigu
An Airline spokesman said he believed seven passeng ro and three crewmen were on board.Associated Press.
Green Spot
Briskin agreed to pay US$300 yang alefeld. They also struck monthly for the children's sup-
another airfield
60 miles port-Associated Press. of the Communist capital. north of
TASK FORCE ADVANCES An Eighth
Army communique Issued this
morning snid that on the western front Dispatches from New Delhi in Korea a United Nations asic force advanced to a point ap- quoted
government newspapers, because of officials as saying Peking would proximately 500 yards south
Suwon
yesterday. not agree to printers strike. The union an-uniers cease-fire and consulta-
any peace plan where they were attacked nounced the strike call well in
were simultaneous,
small advance and declared its walk-
arms and machine-gun fre from an unknown number United Nations out was solely for wage reasona
plan of Communists and in no way to be taken as
was rejected by China partially The Communist force connected with political pur-
on these grounds.
to have reported On the other hand, the Wes-north into the town of Suwon tern powers-mainly the United
with United Nations forces States refuse to talk to Feking withdrawing to the vicinity of prior to a cease-are.
Osan, south af Suwon
In the
area Kumyangjanni the aforementioned clause in cast of Suwon, Communists dire the United Nations plan may on United States armour and
alternative,
poses.
DITTER DISPUTE
Bliter dispute finred tonight
in Italy's Chamber of Deputics.
Thus,
The -Communists' No. 1 offer 1
The
Indians here reason,
Was
withdrawn
forced United Na-
100 yards south of
enemy, Mario Scelba, Minister bridging the 10 tar irreconcil-infantry of the Interior and head of the able differences between Lake tions units to withdraw appro- Italian security forces, said de. Suercas and Peking. They be-ximately monstrations would be dealt] Beve that if the current lull in Kumyangdanni. with as a violation of public the Korean fighting is more
order
A United Nations patrol cu-
than simply a military phase of gaged an estimated 50 Com- From
the operations without political munists occupying high ground Communist benches significance
then some
of the three milse east of Yoju, 30 nir came cries: "We have the right steps mentioned the plan
miles
lles duo cast of Suwon, and to protest."
may be undertaken.
requested an air strike of the Communista in the area.
squares,"
the
fory-Router.
OR COINCIDENCE? Scelba shouted back, "Pro-
New sources recall that the
On the central front an un- tests should be heard in the Chinese slowed down military known number of Communists Chamber-not in the public actions
every time they were gaged a United Nations patrol engaged in considering a United with small arms fire, The Unl Ho
ted Nations patrol withdrew to declared It was well Nations proposal-frot before
the theit
allow three air strikes to be rejection of the Aston- known that since Palmiro To- gliatte, chief of the Italian Arab appeal for respecting the placed on Communist-held terri- Communist Party, went to Mos- 30th Parallel and then prior to cow, presumably for a rest, his the rejection of the first peaco two chief deputies have follow plan of
United Nations ed him to the Soviet capital in commission.
Bombor Crow Dead "and obviously Whether the present lull obays this pattern or is mere. coincidence, it was impossible to
Slogapore, Jan. 10. Scelba said flatly he had determine, but the fact remain RAF plane which crashed in the All three crow member of the ordered his 82,000 man police ed that under present clr-Pabang Jungles on Thursday force, 65,000 Army-trained oumstances the lull may be ex-tight during an attack against Carabinieri to deal hard with ploited for negotiations, which Communist terrorists, wero any. Moscow-ordered. disture was not the case in the other found dead on Tuesday-United bances.Associated Press.
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